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. >>> el escÁndalo del ex director de la cia sigue en manos de investigadores que tratan de determinar el alcance de los correos electrÓnicos. >>> en la primera conferencia de prensa despuÉs de la reelecciÓn el presidente obama fue bombardeado con preguntas sobre el escÁndalo petreus. >>> no tengo pruebas de que se haya revelado informaciÓn calificada, rechazÓ criticar al fbi por presuntamente no haberle informado del tema antes de las elecciones. >>> lo que sÍ hizo fue elogiar la labor del ex director de la cia que maÑana testifica ante un comitÉ de inteligencia sobre lo ocurrido del ataque a un consulado en libia. >>> tiene informaciÓn de eso y queremos saber. >>> presiÓn sobre quÉ pasÓ durante el ataque y cuando lo supo el presidente. >>> el senador john mccain acuÓo a obama y su embajadora de naciones unidas de no decir nada al paÍs. >>> dijo que mccain deberÍa enfrentarse con Él, a 24 horas que petreus testifique aumenta el escÁndalo. investigan correos, responsables que la relaciÓn entre peenttre entreus y la biografa quedara al descubierto. >>> nadie debe asum
. >>> el escÁndalo del ex director de la cia sigue en manos de investigadores que tratan de determinar el alcance de los correos electrÓnicos. >>> en la primera conferencia de prensa despuÉs de la reelecciÓn el presidente obama fue bombardeado con preguntas sobre el escÁndalo petreus. >>> no tengo pruebas de que se haya revelado informaciÓn calificada, rechazÓ criticar al fbi por presuntamente no haberle informado del tema antes de las elecciones. >>>...
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interagency group, rapid response unit that's designed from the cia state department and other agencies to go in and help facilitate after a terror attack. according to my sources, such senior level decisions included ruling out the immediate deployment of certainty antiterrorism personnel from multiple agencies that the attack was ongoing. the official that i spoke to said that they are very concerned in those initial hours and in the days afterwards was very compartmentalized was the response process was isolated. administration. and there is a great deal of from frustration in the counter terrorism community that some of those counter terror assets weren't used in the initial hours and days, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer, also new reports that the attackers in libya may have had inside help from libyan security forces. catherine herridge with this part of the story live live in r washington newsroom. >> thank you, shepard, new documents recovered from the benghazi compound by foreign policy magazine show in the early morning hours of september 11th, they believed they were under surv
interagency group, rapid response unit that's designed from the cia state department and other agencies to go in and help facilitate after a terror attack. according to my sources, such senior level decisions included ruling out the immediate deployment of certainty antiterrorism personnel from multiple agencies that the attack was ongoing. the official that i spoke to said that they are very concerned in those initial hours and in the days afterwards was very compartmentalized was the response...
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he was not an insider from the cia and the cia is a bit of an old fashioned club. they like it if you come up through the ranks. there was talk -- one person at the cia and one person formerly at the cia put it to me this way. the cia would have had to ask the fbi to look into e-mails that were suspicious. the cia handles its own security and the fbi would have had to be brought in to examine somebody suspiciously trying to pry into the director's account. which does not suggest a real warmth within the organization. >> this is an incredible resignation with incredible timing. i have a feeling as we get more detail on this as it goes forward it's going to become an even more important story. richard engel, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. thank you. richard engel, thank you. i feel a feeling we'll be talking about this shortly. >>> who's in charge of the republican party now? simple question with a difficult answer. that's coming up. were! [ husband ] transfer! [ male announcer ] free data transfer at home. you just deleted all the photos! you did! no you did! [
he was not an insider from the cia and the cia is a bit of an old fashioned club. they like it if you come up through the ranks. there was talk -- one person at the cia and one person formerly at the cia put it to me this way. the cia would have had to ask the fbi to look into e-mails that were suspicious. the cia handles its own security and the fbi would have had to be brought in to examine somebody suspiciously trying to pry into the director's account. which does not suggest a real warmth...
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the timeline appears to be an effort to rebut a fox news report that claims the cia told its personnel to stand down rather than go to the consulate. >>> 4:48. some relief for 22 of the people wounded during july's mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, colorado. the university of colorado has made arrangements so that the patients treated won't have to pay. some costs have been covered by medicaid or private donations. in some other cases the costs were waived by the hospital, insurance companies and the doctors, as well. >> i almost didn't want to be in the hospital. i almost just wanted to say, patch up what you can and let me go, because i couldn't do it. i could not pay that. >> in all, at least 58 people were wounded that night. 12 others lost their lives. >>> arrangements scheduled today -- make that an arraignment is scheduled today for the two former penn state university administrators accused of keeping quiet about child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky, former athletic director tim curley and former violent gary schultz we
the timeline appears to be an effort to rebut a fox news report that claims the cia told its personnel to stand down rather than go to the consulate. >>> 4:48. some relief for 22 of the people wounded during july's mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, colorado. the university of colorado has made arrangements so that the patients treated won't have to pay. some costs have been covered by medicaid or private donations. in some other cases the costs were waived by the hospital,...
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the cia publicly denies a report cia told of personal to stand down. the terror attack on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 killed u.s. stevens andhris three other americans in benghazi. expected to learn more what the curiosity over has found during its study of the martian atmosphere. nasa is expected to give a briefing later today. about three months into a two-year mission to investigate whether conditions on the red e once beenhav favorable for life. today the space shuttle atlantis moved 10 miles to the space center's main tourist spot. it will go on display at the visitor center at cape florida, starting in july. is the last shuttle to orbit the earth. retired shuttles will go on display at other museums. 4:51, 42 degrees. >> redskins quarterback robert not really go the traditional route this halloween. the captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. >> let's check in with jacqui .eras a little chilly outside. i am freezing. it is cold out there. temperatures in the 30's. out a little.ar e moved intoions hav th
the cia publicly denies a report cia told of personal to stand down. the terror attack on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 killed u.s. stevens andhris three other americans in benghazi. expected to learn more what the curiosity over has found during its study of the martian atmosphere. nasa is expected to give a briefing later today. about three months into a two-year mission to investigate whether conditions on the red e once beenhav favorable for life. today the space shuttle atlantis moved 10...
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obama was also forced to answer questions about the resignation of his cia chief and the events that unfolded in benghazi. >> the president of the united states, reelected and reinvigorated with big plans for his second term. >> i hear you have some questions for me. >> not the questions he might have to imagine a week ago. instead the white house is dealing with not a sex scandal of the cia director. >> i have no evidence at this point that classified information was disclosed. >> should the fbi have told him sooner about the affair? >> i am withholding judgment as to how the entire process surrounding general petraeus up.e of we do not have all the information yet. >> general david petraeus resigned after admitting to an affair with his biographer, house last brother's night. 's file e-mails sent by pawlenty -- hostile emails sent by broadwell. barack obama is desperate to move on, but the message from capitol hill is not so fast. members of congress are troubled by questions about david petraeus. to address them, they summoned the man himself. general petraeus has agreed to give e
obama was also forced to answer questions about the resignation of his cia chief and the events that unfolded in benghazi. >> the president of the united states, reelected and reinvigorated with big plans for his second term. >> i hear you have some questions for me. >> not the questions he might have to imagine a week ago. instead the white house is dealing with not a sex scandal of the cia director. >> i have no evidence at this point that classified information was...
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you are on the cia's external advisory committee. did petraeus' work with broad well ever raise eyebrows? >> she had incredible access. spent a year over in afghanistan. so, you know, in washington, unfortunately, any sort of competent woman has that sort of access and is successful there, is bound to be snipping and gossiping. i don't think anybody took it seriously. he seemed beyond reproach. he worked incredible hard, incredibly confident. dianne feinstein called his resignation tragic. i think that's right. it's a real loss to the country. this aside, right. so you asked suzanne when would the white house have known? whenever the fbi opens an investigation of a narrow fishl, they have to make notifications of that, especially if there is some counterintelligence concern. we've heard that would have wen to jim clap either who would have notified the national security adviser or chief of staff. they would have been aware of this, because of the very concern of a breach of some sort of national security information that they were in
you are on the cia's external advisory committee. did petraeus' work with broad well ever raise eyebrows? >> she had incredible access. spent a year over in afghanistan. so, you know, in washington, unfortunately, any sort of competent woman has that sort of access and is successful there, is bound to be snipping and gossiping. i don't think anybody took it seriously. he seemed beyond reproach. he worked incredible hard, incredibly confident. dianne feinstein called his resignation...
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another cia witness will appear instead, although patraeus can still be subpoenaed to appear. meanwhile, a new defense department timeline shows the first u.s. military unit arrived in libya more than 14 hours after the attack on our consulate was over. too late to help our ambassador and three other americans killed in the september 11th attack. my guest now says the administration is in danger in the life and liberty of americans, including those killed in an gauzy by ignoring sharia law. joining me now, andrew boston, the author of the new book, sharia versus freedom, the legacy of islamic totalitarianism. it is great to have you with us. we appreciate it. let's start with, first, the idea that sharia law, a lot of people this message saying it is a cultural aspect of the islamic life that poses no threat to america. your thoughts. >> sharia is really foundational in islamic societies. it is derived from the text of islam, the traditions of mohammad demanded has many ritual aspects that might be similar to other religions demand but it is also an entire political system. an
another cia witness will appear instead, although patraeus can still be subpoenaed to appear. meanwhile, a new defense department timeline shows the first u.s. military unit arrived in libya more than 14 hours after the attack on our consulate was over. too late to help our ambassador and three other americans killed in the september 11th attack. my guest now says the administration is in danger in the life and liberty of americans, including those killed in an gauzy by ignoring sharia law....
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i have never seen in my career or afterwards a cia director investigated like this. john deutsch was because there was misuse of computers, but that was a fairly minor affair, and as far as affairs go, there's only been one reported, and that was colby, and that came out after he had died. and the other thing is, normally when a cia director resigns under this sort of pressure, he would do it quietly. he would say that he was doing it for family reasons. he would go off, we would never hear any more about it. someone would write a book ten years later, but to use it in his resignation later is extraordinary. >> and it makes me wonder if he wanted to get out in front of it just from a public relations standpoint or if there is another shoe to drop or more information to come out, or rather than having it come out in drips, bob, he thought get it out and just admit it. >> that's one way to get ahead of it, but there's also the question of benghazi. there was a lot of echoes around washington that he was going to take the fall for the death of the ambassador and the fac
i have never seen in my career or afterwards a cia director investigated like this. john deutsch was because there was misuse of computers, but that was a fairly minor affair, and as far as affairs go, there's only been one reported, and that was colby, and that came out after he had died. and the other thing is, normally when a cia director resigns under this sort of pressure, he would do it quietly. he would say that he was doing it for family reasons. he would go off, we would never hear any...
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officials are trying to refute news reports that say the cia told its personnel to stand down. >>> the true that will decorate the grounds of the u.s. capital for the holidays is being prepped for its trip to washington. the 73-foot spruce was harvested friday from white river national forest in colorado. crews will take two days wrapping the tree before it makes its way east. most of the transportation costs are being paid through private donations and sponsored. >>> and in another holiday sign, the tradition is back in full force. butter ball has opened its annual turkey talk phone line. people can now call 1-800-butter ball to ask questions or get cooking advice from experts through december 24th. the company has provided the consumer help line every holiday season since 1981. the most popular question asked of the hotline. i have the turkey -- now what? that's the news. now back to lester and erica. >> thanks. >>> dylan dreyer now with a check of your weather. >> the last thing the east coast wants to talk about is another storm, but we are watching for the potential of a big storm
officials are trying to refute news reports that say the cia told its personnel to stand down. >>> the true that will decorate the grounds of the u.s. capital for the holidays is being prepped for its trip to washington. the 73-foot spruce was harvested friday from white river national forest in colorado. crews will take two days wrapping the tree before it makes its way east. most of the transportation costs are being paid through private donations and sponsored. >>> and in...
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the cia is publicly denying a report by fox news that the cia told personnel to stan down. a.m. -- ambassador stevens from the bay area was killed with three other americans. >>> new this morning, deep financial trouble for the nuclear power plant that supplies a big chunk of california's electricity. the san onofre know plan has been out of service since january causing 317 million dollars between repairs and replacement power. officials say it is not clear if the generators can be repaired and operated at full power. shutdown happened after a tube break that caused radiation leak concerns >> make-up work for students at san francisco public schools for those who skipped school to go to the giants' victory parade. attendance records indicate plenty of students were at the celebration compared to last week san francisco high school attendance was down more than 20%, middle school down 11%, grade schoolers about 3 1/2% down. >>> tonight the warriors play homeowner again the grizzlies. the warriors are coming off wednesday's opening victory in phoenix. tonight marks home debu
the cia is publicly denying a report by fox news that the cia told personnel to stan down. a.m. -- ambassador stevens from the bay area was killed with three other americans. >>> new this morning, deep financial trouble for the nuclear power plant that supplies a big chunk of california's electricity. the san onofre know plan has been out of service since january causing 317 million dollars between repairs and replacement power. officials say it is not clear if the generators can be...
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i found him to be very credible and forthcoming and was doing a good job at cia. it's a big loss for the agency and country that he has left but given the circumstances, unfortunately, i don't see there was any other alternative. >> how concerned are you that the fbi didn't seem to tell anyone about this investigation in what many in congress have suggested was not a timely manner? >> right, i'm very concerned about that and i spoke about that yesterday. with some of the staff who were getting briefed up on what was going to be coming in terms of the hearings and i asked the question, you know, when do they have an obligation to report and, of course, the answer is in a timely manner and as i understand it, the fbi did not inform either the chairman or the ranking member of either the house or senate intelligence committee or the full committees in a timely manner so that's something where it has to be addressed not only in this situation but other areas that involve sensitive intelligence issues or investigations. they need to be compliant with the law. >> congre
i found him to be very credible and forthcoming and was doing a good job at cia. it's a big loss for the agency and country that he has left but given the circumstances, unfortunately, i don't see there was any other alternative. >> how concerned are you that the fbi didn't seem to tell anyone about this investigation in what many in congress have suggested was not a timely manner? >> right, i'm very concerned about that and i spoke about that yesterday. with some of the staff who...
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both veterans and cia personnel. other evidence indicates there were security concerns in mid-august and other incidents that chased the british and the red cross from benghazi suggests there should have been concerns even earlier than that. >> live at the white house. thanks. the crisis in syria now, it continues and there's a you knew video in a shows what appears to be rebel fighters killing a group of captured soldiers, executing them. and some say they may have committed war crimes. one of the men call them dogs, referring to the president. we aren't showing the video, which is on youtube, it is very graphic. and the u.s. is said to promote a new and unified leadership for the syrian levels. analysts point out a lack of organization against the anti-government forces and the possibility that other terrorist groups may be undermining their efforts. >> we've seen the long lines for gasoline in areas hit hard by sandy, but now word one area may resort to fuel rationing. just like during world war ii and the gas cri
both veterans and cia personnel. other evidence indicates there were security concerns in mid-august and other incidents that chased the british and the red cross from benghazi suggests there should have been concerns even earlier than that. >> live at the white house. thanks. the crisis in syria now, it continues and there's a you knew video in a shows what appears to be rebel fighters killing a group of captured soldiers, executing them. and some say they may have committed war crimes....
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the cia denies this saying the cia has not had detention authority since january 2009. that's when the president signed executive order 13493. the cia claims any suggestion that the agency is still in the detention business is, quote, uninformed and baseless. but a separate well-placed washington source confirms to fox news that the libyan militiamen being held at the annex in benghazi may be a possible motive for the staged attack on the annex and consulate which was a diplomatic facility. we now know in name only. all of this was reported by adam houseley, bret baier and myself in the last 24 hours, rick. rick: jennifer, thanks so much. jenna: we're going to have a former cia operative on with us in just about ten minutes, we'll ask him about that. >>> in the meantime, when congress returns they're going to be facing a longstanding problem; preventing our nation's economy from going over that so-called fiscal cliff. it appears they'll also be facing the same longstanding political gridlock. just listen to house speaker john boehner and also president obama over the we
the cia denies this saying the cia has not had detention authority since january 2009. that's when the president signed executive order 13493. the cia claims any suggestion that the agency is still in the detention business is, quote, uninformed and baseless. but a separate well-placed washington source confirms to fox news that the libyan militiamen being held at the annex in benghazi may be a possible motive for the staged attack on the annex and consulate which was a diplomatic facility. we...
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the cia has released a detailed time line of this september's attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. it shows that security officers went to the aid of american diplomats less than 25 minutes after the first call for help. and the agency specifically denied allegations that personnel were ordered to stand down. >>> a senior secret service agent who served on the protection detail for president obama killed himself last week in washington. he was under investigation for violating policy by having a long standing relationship with a woman from mexico without telling the secret ser stris. >>> in sports, football, philip rivers connected a career best 90% of his passes including two touchdowns as the chargers pounded the kansas city chiefs 31-13. only one game in the nba, toechby parker hit a buzzer beater and the spurs edged the oklahoma city thunder, 86-84. >>> now over to wall street where u.s. and asian markets were given a boost. the clou climbed 46 points. tokyo and hong kong gained 140 points and the hang seng up 289. traders and voters are watching for
the cia has released a detailed time line of this september's attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. it shows that security officers went to the aid of american diplomats less than 25 minutes after the first call for help. and the agency specifically denied allegations that personnel were ordered to stand down. >>> a senior secret service agent who served on the protection detail for president obama killed himself last week in washington. he was under investigation for...
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the cia knew the attack was planned and launched by terrorists affiliated with al qaeda. that's according to petraeus' testimony on friday. but two months after the attack, so many questions still remain. the answers to which have a lot of implications to u.s. security. which is why we want to bring in congressman adam schiff who serves on the house intelligence committee. congressman schiff, thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure. >> you were there for petraeus' testimony. what did we learn from that hearing? what did you learn from that hearing? >> well, we learned a few things. his testimony and the testimony of the prior day of the acting director set out a minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour chronology of what happened at our diplomatic post. we also learned from general petraeus that in the putting together of these talking points, there was no effort to politicize them, no effort to spin them, no interference from the white house, and you would think that that would have ended the conspiracy theories that continue to be propagated, but, unfortunately, it hasn't, a
the cia knew the attack was planned and launched by terrorists affiliated with al qaeda. that's according to petraeus' testimony on friday. but two months after the attack, so many questions still remain. the answers to which have a lot of implications to u.s. security. which is why we want to bring in congressman adam schiff who serves on the house intelligence committee. congressman schiff, thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure. >> you were there for petraeus' testimony....
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that the cia director was involved. i have real questions about this. i think a timeline has to be looked at and analyzed to see what happened. now, as far as leaving the hole, general petraeus was an outstanding general, outstanding, dedicated public official. he is going to be missed. as i'm sure senator mendez would agree, no one is irreplaceable in government, but he will have at least a short-term impact any time you lose someone like general petraeus's stature, especially under these circumstances, it does create -- again, at least a short-term gap, but, again, there are other people there who can and will definitely fill in, but i go back to the point that this just doesn't add up. the whole tileline here as to how this investigation will be your level. >>. >> i'm suggesting that the fbi move forward to say when they xwan the investigation, why it reached that level, when they first realized that general petraeus might be involved and at the time they did realize he was involved, did they go to the white house, d
that the cia director was involved. i have real questions about this. i think a timeline has to be looked at and analyzed to see what happened. now, as far as leaving the hole, general petraeus was an outstanding general, outstanding, dedicated public official. he is going to be missed. as i'm sure senator mendez would agree, no one is irreplaceable in government, but he will have at least a short-term impact any time you lose someone like general petraeus's stature, especially under these...
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to suzanne's reporting what the cia says happened. >> as a cia alumni, i'm not surprise told at the bravery of these officers. these people have been at war for many years now and their bravery is no surprise whatsoever. i'm sure they did what they felt they needed to do to protect their colleagues as well as other americans. i think we're deeply indebted to them. >> nick, ely lake from the daily beast, i know you're familiar with his reporting. he's done some fantastic reporting. he's saying the state department never requested military back-up the night of the benghazi attack. normally that would have been the responsibility of the ambassador who of course was in the heat of the moment there. so that then would have fallen to the state department to make that decision, and as we know, they could hear it in real-time. does this surprise you? >> you know, ering, i have to say, i served not just in democratic administrations but in republican administrations. including the administration of george w. bush. i really find it disturbing that people are trying to make ultramr. judgments about wh
to suzanne's reporting what the cia says happened. >> as a cia alumni, i'm not surprise told at the bravery of these officers. these people have been at war for many years now and their bravery is no surprise whatsoever. i'm sure they did what they felt they needed to do to protect their colleagues as well as other americans. i think we're deeply indebted to them. >> nick, ely lake from the daily beast, i know you're familiar with his reporting. he's done some fantastic reporting....
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the downfall of the cia chief and the remains of superstorm sandy. with new jersey senator bob menendez and new york congressman peter king. then dissecting tuesday's results with california governor jerry brown. plus, cnn's dana bash looks at the grand old party and the new electorate with a foursome of republicans. former presidential candidate jon huntsman, congresswoman cathy mcmorris-rodgers. former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez, and conservative activist gary bauer piem candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> good morning from california. the state that led the tax cut revolution in the late '70s but this past tuesday voted to raise taxes. we'll talk to governor jerry brown later in the show. but first, that fiscal cliff. those tax cuts and spending hikes scheduled to take place at the end of the year unless congress acts. president obama and john boehner picked up where they left off in dueling public appearances where both sounded conciliatory but didn't seem to budge much. you must add to the president's to-do list one mor
the downfall of the cia chief and the remains of superstorm sandy. with new jersey senator bob menendez and new york congressman peter king. then dissecting tuesday's results with california governor jerry brown. plus, cnn's dana bash looks at the grand old party and the new electorate with a foursome of republicans. former presidential candidate jon huntsman, congresswoman cathy mcmorris-rodgers. former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez, and conservative activist gary bauer piem candy...
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is david petraeus the first cia director to have an affair? surely he isn't. but what he is is a four-star general and a cia director who had the profoundly bad judgment to engage in the kind of affair that got wildly out of control and left hard drives full of proof of the affair. and so the petraeus affair is not about the sex. and i know when people say it's not about the sex, it is about the sex, but for me, it is not about the sex. i mean it. we should look at the petraeus affair as a useful window, perhaps not the only window, but a useful window into the man's judgment and everything we see through that window is a series of very reckless judgments. one good thing about the petraeus affair is that he's finally getting some balanced coverage in the news media. "time" magazine, which has previously been as worshipful of general petraeus as the rest of the media, has this in the middle of its petraeus affair cover story. petraeus is a remarkable piece of fiction created and promoted by neocons in government, the media, and academia, argues doug mass mcgreg
is david petraeus the first cia director to have an affair? surely he isn't. but what he is is a four-star general and a cia director who had the profoundly bad judgment to engage in the kind of affair that got wildly out of control and left hard drives full of proof of the affair. and so the petraeus affair is not about the sex. and i know when people say it's not about the sex, it is about the sex, but for me, it is not about the sex. i mean it. we should look at the petraeus affair as a...
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to what the cia says happened? >> i'm not surprised of the bravery of these officers. these people have been at war for many years and the bravery is no surprise whatsoever. i'm sure they did what they felt they needed to do to protect their fellow colleagues as well as other americans, and i think we're deeply indebted to them. >>> eli lake from "the daily beast." he has done some fantastic reporting. saying that the state department never requested military backup the night of the benghazi attack. normally, that would be the responsibility of the ambassador. that would have fallen to the state department to make that decision and they could hear it in real time, does this surprise you? >> you know, erin, i have to say, as i said before, and as you know, i served not just in democratic administrations, but republican administrations, including for george w. bush, i really find it disturbing that people are trying to make ultimate judgments on what happened in benghazi based on piece meal reports. the only responsible way for us to proceed is to listen to ambassador pi
to what the cia says happened? >> i'm not surprised of the bravery of these officers. these people have been at war for many years and the bravery is no surprise whatsoever. i'm sure they did what they felt they needed to do to protect their fellow colleagues as well as other americans, and i think we're deeply indebted to them. >>> eli lake from "the daily beast." he has done some fantastic reporting. saying that the state department never requested military backup the...
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jennifer, i know you have been working your sources on this at the pentagon and if he cia. what do we know now and when was this issue of the affair first exposed? how did it come about? >> well, the first that it was exposed in terms of the conversation with the president occurred yesterday. general petraeus went over to the white house and he told the president that he thought he should resign. but what we're now learning from sources close to the fbi is that the fbi had been investigating general petraeus and as part of a larger investigation, the name of paula broadwell, who is general petraeus' biographer. she wrote a book that came out in january called-"all in, the education of general david h. petraeus." she had spent about a year in afghanistan with him, documenting his life, and it seems that the fbi was investigating something broader. her name came up. they started investigating concern that general petraeus now head of the cia was possibly some sort of victim in it or could be -- could be blackmailed in some sort of way. they never found that. but in the proces
jennifer, i know you have been working your sources on this at the pentagon and if he cia. what do we know now and when was this issue of the affair first exposed? how did it come about? >> well, the first that it was exposed in terms of the conversation with the president occurred yesterday. general petraeus went over to the white house and he told the president that he thought he should resign. but what we're now learning from sources close to the fbi is that the fbi had been...